Combined collar and necktie holder



NOV. 4-, 1930. MORSE 1,780,532

COMBINED COLLAR AND NECKTIE HOLDER Filed March 20, 1950 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

Patented" Nov. 4, 1 93 UNITED STATES PATENT orric comnmrm COLLAR ANDnnoxrrn irogmna Application filed March 20, 1980. Serial No. 437,410.

This invention relates to a combined collar and necktie holder, and hasfor its object to provide a holder that will grip and hold the wings ofthe collar properly about the tie and that will also engage the tie andhold the same in proper position between the wings of the collar.

My invention further consists in the forming of a combined collar andnecktie holder with oppositely-extending arms, each arm having acollar-gripping jaw and that portion of the holder connecting the armsbeing arranged to engage the necktie to hold the same in properadjustedposition relative to the collar.

The inventionfurther consists in forming this combined collar andnecktie holder from a length of wire folded at its middle portion toembrace or be looped about the necktie, and the ends of the wire beingarranged to extend in opposite directions, each having'a cooperating jawto resiliently grip the wings of the collar. 1

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the ap ended claims. a i

n the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front View of a collar with a necktie applied thereto, andshowing my combined collar and necktie holder as applied to a collar andto the necktie.

Fig. 2 is a front View of the collar holder removed from the collar.

Fig. 3-is a top edge view of the combined collar andnecktie holder,showing the collar-gripping jaws and the loop for embracing the necktie.

It is found in practice that the wings of a turned down collar,particularly the soft type of collar, are apt to spread excessively whenthe necktie is applied to the collar; and also that the necktie itselfis apt to move about and get out of its proper central ad- 'ustedposition between the collar wings.

herefore, to correct this and hold both the collar wings and the necktiein proper adjusted positions, I have provided a single holder memberwhich is formed to grip the wings of the collar to prevent them fromspreading away from the necktie and to also embrace the necktie andretain it in proper adjusted position between the wings of the collar;and the following is a detailed description of the presentembodiment ofmy inventio'n and showing one construction of holder by which theseadvantageous results may be accomplished ith reference to the drawings,10 designates the usual turned-down collar which is provided with theusual spaced wings 11 between which is mounted the ordinary fourin-handtie 12 having the usual knot 13 which extends between the collar wings.

In order to retain the wings of this collar snugly up about the tie andto also at the. same time retain the tie in proper adjusted positionrelative to the collar wings, I have formed a combined collar andnecktie holder from a length of wire, that shown being of the flat typeof wire which is capable of receiving the desired ornamentationalong itsface. The middle portion of this length of wire, I have folded into ringor loop shape, as at 14, to embrace or partially surround the-tie at thepoint just below the knot thereof. These portions of the wire to therear of this loop. extend around behind the knot of the tie, then upwardas at 15 for a substantial distance and then outwardly as at 16 inopposite directions to form collarembracing arms.

Suitable collar-gripping jaws may be formed to cooperate with thesearms, that shown being of a separate piece of stock, as best illustratedin Fig.3, which provide resilientfingers 17 riveted atone end as at 18,-to the arms, the outer ends 19 of these fingers 99 extending preferablybeyond the extremities of the arms and rearwardly at an angle thereto,forming an entering mouth 20 between them into which the opposite edgesof the collar wings may be inserted and gripped to retain these collarwings in proper adjusted position about the necktie.

The above describes one specific construction by which cooperatingcollar-engaging jaws may be formed on the holder, but any 100 othersuitable construction of gripping jaws may be employed.

My improved holder arranged to retain both the collar and necktie isvery simple in construction and is ornamental in its appearance and byits use both the collar and the necktie may be retained in properadjusted positions, the extent to which the tieengaging portion of theholder shall be positioned below thecollar-gripping arms may be variedto suit difierent requirements.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined collar and necktie holder, comprising a central necktieholding portion and a pair of oppositely-extending arms, each beingprovided with collar-gripping aws.

2. A combined collar and necktie holder formed of a length of wirefolded at its middle to engage the necktie, the ends of the wireextending in opposite directions, and each being provided with acooperating collar-gripping jaw.

3. A combined collar and necktie holder, comprising oppositely-extendingarms, each having a collar-gripping jaw, and that portion connectingsaid arms being folded in loop form to embrace the necktie.

4. A combined collar and necktie holder, comprising oppositely-extendingarms, each having -a cooperating collar gripping jaw, and that portionconnecting said arms extending downwardly a substantial distance andarranged to engage the necktie.

5. A combined collar and necktie holder, comprising oppositely-extendingarms, each having a cooperating jaw, and that portion connecting saidarms extending downwardly a substantial distance and folded into loopform to embrace the necktie.

6. A combined collar and necktie holder formed of a length of wirefolded at its middle to embrace the necktie, and having portionsextending upwardly therefrom and then outwardly in opposite directionsproviding a collar-gripping arm,-and each arm being provided with acooperating aw memher.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM J. MORSE.

